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TIL South Korea has a complete ban on pornography.

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rR5Wy TIL that the Bone Wars were a period in which two paleontologists, Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope, searched for dinosaur fossils competitively, to the point of bribery, theft and destroying bones to keep them away from each other. They discovered over 130 species, but both were financially ruined.
ANRon TIL that James Cameron spent more time "on" the Titanic than the original passengers did. In 1995, he made 12 deep-sea dives, some lasting 15-17 hours, to film the wreckage. He said it felt like "going to Mecca," and inspired Cameron and his team to commit to the wreck's authenticity.
Z8Era TIL That after stepping down in 1990, Augusto Pinochet remained the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army under the democratic government until 1998.
VBlrB TIL Five mice, Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, and Phooey, traveled aboard Apollo 17 Command Module "America" with astronaut Ronald Evans and still hold the record for the most orbits of the Moon (75)
0wxk5 TIL in 2015, Croatian Sara Grkovic tried to kill her identical twin Dajana. Jealousy was the reason, Sara was in love with a man but after serious thought the guy wanted to settle with Dajana.